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Menominee Tribe

Project Name: Project Venture

Project Director -
Shannon Wilber
Phone: (715) 799-5222
Fax: (715) 799-4525
e-mail: swilber@mitw.org

Project Coordinator -
Patricia James
Phone: (715) 799-5228
Fax: (715) 799-4525
e-mail: pjames@mitw.org

Internal Evaluator -
Shannon Wilber
Phone: (715) 799-5222
Fax: (715) 799-4525
e-mail: swilber@mitw.org

External Evaluator -
Nicole Bowman
Phone: (715) 526-9240
Fax: (715) 526-6028
e-mail: nbowman@charter.net

Menominee Tribal Demographics: 1,223 students in one school district, 99.9% of which are Native American.

Award Amount: $86,440

Lead Agency: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

 

Program Implemented
Key Expected Outcomes
Domains Addressed
Project Venture
1. By December 2005, 100 core group youth participants in Project Venture will have identified at least two positive role models and will have decreased their drug and alcohol use by 25% as identified by the CORE/GPRA instrument and culutrally appropriate instruments (talking circles, attendance, and interviews)

Individual, Peer, Family, School, Community & Environment

2. By December 2005, at least 100 youth will have participated in 25 hours of Project Venture/Menominee Culture decision making and problem solving activities so that they think about how the choices they make affect themselves and others at least 50% of the time as measured by the Core GPRA and culutrally appropriate instruments (talking circles, attendance, and interviews)
3. By December 2005, 100 core participants in Project Venture will understand the negative affects of drugs/alcohol and spend 3 hours monyhly in positive and healthy activities as measured by the CORE/GPRAand culutrally appropriate instruments (talking circles, attendance, and interviews)